Dell tells remote workers that they won’t be eligible for promotion
arstechnica.com
Report highlights big turnaround from Dell's previous pro-WFH stance.
  • Pogogunner@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    1083·
    7 months ago

    It’s just a way to do layoffs while trying to fight off the unemployment claims.

  • phoneymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    7 months ago

    lol, depending on what your level is this might actually be fine. Yeah, you mean I can just chill and not take on responsibility or have to fake enthusiasm for “career” growth when all I really want to do is collect a paycheck and clock out at 5pm… while also having amazing work-life balance and no commute due to WFH? Where do I sign up?

    • nihilvain@lemmy.mlEnglish
      14·
      7 months ago

      This. Also if I have to change jobs every 2-3 years to get a market level salary why would I even bother. This is the reality they created.

      • pdxfed@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        7 months ago

        Johnson, where is that quarterly turnover report? We can’t train people fast enough! Why are we wasting so much money on all these HR costs like recruiting and pizza parties? What we need is a real game changer, I’ve got it, we’ll give them access to the Calm app to help with 60 hrs per week.

    • FenrirIII@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      7 months ago

      Literally what I am doing. I’m past the point of caring about my career because I don’t want the responsibility or stress for a couple dollars. I do my job, keep my head down, and don’t cause waves.

    • ElderberryLow@programming.devOPEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      I hadn’t thought of that lol. I’m not in the place yet where I’m good to sit in a position, so this policy would run me off. But hey if you’re in a good spot at Dell and don’t want or need to rock the boat, then go for it.

  • toiletobserver@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    7 months ago

    They also suck as a service provider at a major corporation. Consistency is only a virtue if you’re not a fuck up.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    71·
    7 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Dell didn’t respond to specific questions Ars Technica sent about the changes but sent a statement saying: “In today’s global technology revolution, we believe in-person connections paired with a flexible approach are critical to drive innovation and value differentiation.”

    BI said it saw a promotion offer that a remote worker received that said that accepting the position would require coming into an “approved” office, which would mean that the employee would need to move out of their state.

    At the time, Dell’s chief described the company as “committed to allow team members around the globe to choose the work style that best fits their lifestyle—whether that is remote or in an office or a blend of the two.”

    “We’re being forced into a position where either we’re going to be staying as the low man on the totem pole, first on the chopping block when it comes to workforce reduction, or we can be hybrid and go in multiple days a week, which really affects a lot of us,” an anonymous employee told BI.

    Unnamed employees that BI spoke with showed concerns that the upcoming policy is an attempt to get people to quit so that Dell can save money on human resources without the severance costs of layoffs.

    For example, a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers of some S&P 500 businesses found that return-to-office directives hurt employee morale and do not boost company finances.

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    • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      7 months ago

      And based on my experience with Dell computers, they are the machine producing absolutely shitty machines.